OUR LANDSCAPING SERVICES IN WOODLEY
Best Spoke Garden Designs Tailored To Your Woodley Home.
A good garden design starts with the things you cannot see in a photograph: where the water goes, how the light moves across the plot, and how much level change you are actually dealing with. We survey all three before drawing anything.
Woodley has a lot of post-war housing, and with it a lot of long, narrow rear gardens that are wider than they look once the fence line is opened up. These plots respond well to being broken into zones rather than left as a single corridor — a terrace near the house, a lawn or planted section in the middle, and something worth walking to at the far end. On the older roads nearer the town centre, plots tend to be broader and shallower, which is a different problem: usually screening and privacy rather than length.
Our design work covers layout drawings, levels and drainage, material selection, and a full planting plan with species chosen for the aspect and soil you actually have. You get a plan you could build from, whether or not you build it with us. If you do, the same team that drew it will be on site putting it in.
Quality Hard Landscaping
Hard Landscaping: Patios, Paving and Driveways.
Hard landscaping is the part of a garden that fails first when it is done badly, and it is most of what we get called out to fix. A patio is only as good as what is underneath it. We dig out to a proper depth, lay and compact a sub-base in layers, and set falls so water runs away from the house rather than towards it.
For patios we work in porcelain, natural stone, sandstone flags and clay brick. Porcelain is the most popular choice in Woodley at the moment — it holds its colour, stays clean, and does not go slippery in a wet winter the way some sandstone does. Brick and flagstone patios and decking suit the older properties better, particularly where there is existing brickwork to match. We will bring samples and lay them out in your garden before you commit, because material choices look completely different in daylight on site than they do in a showroom.
For driveways, we install block paving, resin-bound and gravel. One thing worth knowing before you plan a front garden: since 2008, if you are surfacing more than five square metres of front garden in England, it has to be permeable or drain to a soakaway inside your own boundary. Otherwise, you need planning permission. We design driveways to meet that from the start, so it is not a problem later.
Complete Garden Solutions
Planting, Lawns and Fencing
Soft landscaping is what makes a garden feel finished. We lay turf, install artificial grass where a lawn genuinely will not work, plant borders to a proper plan, and put in fencing and screening.
Gardens on the heavier ground around the Loddon Valley can hold water through the winter, and it is worth saying plainly that no lawn survives standing water. Where drainage is the underlying problem, we deal with that first — land drains, improved topsoil, or a raised bed structure — rather than laying fresh turf over a problem that will kill it by the second winter.
For fencing, we fit closeboard, feather-edge and contemporary slatted screens. We generally recommend concrete posts over timber: they cost a little more at the outset, but they do not rot at ground level, which is where almost every fence fails. Worth knowing before you plan: you can normally put up a fence to two metres in a rear garden without permission, but only one metre where it borders a road or footpath.
Bespoke Services
What We Do
Every job starts with a site visit. We look at levels, drainage, access, and what is already there, talk through what you want, and then send a written quote that itemises the work rather than giving you a single figure. Nothing is charged for at that stage.
Once you are happy, we schedule the work and give you a start date and a realistic duration. We keep one team on your garden until it is finished rather than moving people between jobs, and we clear the site properly at the end. Everything we build is guaranteed, and if something needs looking at afterwards, we come back.
Our landscaping services in Woodley include:
Patio design and installation
Driveways and pathways
Full garden redesigns
Steps and raised beds
Decking and pergolas
Turfing and lawn renovation
Planting schemes and borders
Hedge planting and soft landscaping
Garden walls and retaining walls
Because we work across both hard and soft landscaping, we can plan the whole garden properly rather than treating each feature in isolation.
Trusted Local Landscapers
Working Across Woodley and the Surrounding Area
We work throughout Woodley, including Woodley town centre, Bulmershe, Loddon Bridge and Woodford Park. We also cover the surrounding villages and suburbs: Earley, Winnersh, Sonning, Charvil, Twyford and Hurst.
Being local matters more than it sounds. It means we can get to you for a quote within a few days rather than a few weeks; our team arrives on site at a sensible hour, and if something needs attention after the job is finished, we are twenty minutes away rather than on the other side of the county.
Recent Garden Transformation
A Recent Project Near Woodley
Recent nearby work includes a sunken fire pit and seating area at Rotherfield Greys, and a porcelain patio with steps and red cedar cladding in Henley-on-Thames. Both projects show the standard of finish we work to, and both are within our normal working area.
Areas We Cover Around Reading
Element Landscapes works with homeowners across Reading and the surrounding area, including Caversham, Theale, Earley, Woodley, Wokingham, Sonning, Henley-on-Thames and Maidenhead.
Caversham
Wokingham
Maidenhead
If your home is in or near Reading and you are planning a garden redesign, patio, driveway, fencing, decking or lawn project, the team would be happy to discuss your ideas.
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This collaborative approach ensures that your garden transformation is seamless, satisfying, and lasting. Whether you envision a sophisticated patio, a vibrant planting scheme, or a stunning driveway, Element Landscapes is fully equipped to turn your vision into reality.
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What our customers are
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Jason and his team relandscaped our garden which involved the demolition and removal of the garage and existing driveway, the creation of new flowerbeds, extending the patio and turfing a large area. All the work was completed to a very high standard, on time and within budget. Jason is a joy to work with, he is an excellent communicator keeping everyone updated as the work progressed, he is reliable and all his team members were courteous and hardworking. I have no hesitation in recommending him and would certainly use him again.
Penny and David, Maidenhead.
Jason has done projects for us a couple of times and we have found his work to be excellent with real attention to detail. He is reliable and has good communication skills, making thoughtful suggestions about the planned work. We highly recommend him and he is our first contact for new work.
Teresa and Jonathan, Maidenhead
Jason has worked with us on a few times now. We’d highly recommend him – the quality of his work is great, his pricing is really fair, plus he’s so personable and nice to have around. We wouldn’t use anyone else……
Jemma and Stuart, Henley
Jason and his colleague did a wonderful job fitting a new fence and gate for my allotment garden in North London. They were extremely professional and efficient, working to time and budget and cleaning the space afterwards. The fence is exactly what we wanted, is very strong and in excellent shape after many years. I would highly recommend Jason and his team from Element Landscapes.
Christopher Cox, North London
I approached Element landscapes for a quote and potential work on my home. Jason and his team were professional from the initial quote to the completion of the work. They worked quickly and efficiently, and actually saved me time and money, by giving me some excellent recommendations based on their experience and knowledge. In this case, they put up a closed board fence with concrete posts and gravel boards, removing the old fence at the same time. I am very happy with the work, and have subsequently used Element Landscapes for further work. Highly recommended.
James Mathers, Caversham
We’ve had a really positive experience with Element Landscapes. They put together a great patio for us using Indian Sandstone and added a neat touch with a brick edging. We noticed how they worked closely with our garden designer, making sure everything went according to plan, and importantly, keeping to the agreed budget and timeframe. The details they added, like the coping stones around the pool and a sturdy sleeper wall, clearly show they pay attention to what they’re doing. Thanks to them, our garden space has a new charm about it. We’d happily work with them again.
Brett and Lindsay Vye
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